Fences and walls in Brea: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Brea Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Height anywhere on the lot	No more than 7 feet above the finished grade at the base of the fence. Applies: Residential zones. Lower limits apply in a required front yard and the street side of a reversed corner lot; HR zone walls differ. § 20.08.015 · code text A. Fences and walls and hedges shall not exceed seven feet above the finished grade immediately adjacent to the base of the fence with the following exceptions: At least 6 feet and at most 8 feet, measured from the highest adjacent grade. Applies: Required perimeter wall in the WD Wall Design Overlay Zone only; the City Planner sets the final height. § 20.262.040 · code text B. The wall height shall range from a minimum height of six (6) feet to a maximum height of eight (8) feet, as measured from the highest adjacent grade.
Front yard height	No more than 36 inches. Applies: Solid fences, walls and hedges in a required front yard. § 20.08.015 · code text 1. Solid fences, walls and hedges in a required front yard or within 10 feet of the property line along the street side of a reversed corner lot shall not exceed a height of 36 inches. No more than four and one-half feet. Applies: Open work fences, at least 90% open, in a required front yard. § 20.08.015 · code text 2. Open work fences (not less than 90% open) in a required front yard or within 10 feet of the property line along the street side of a reversed corner lot shall not exceed a height of four and one-half feet.
Side and rear yard height	No more than 36 inches. Applies: Solid fences, walls and hedges within 10 feet of the property line on the street side of a reversed corner lot. § 20.08.015 · code text 1. Solid fences, walls and hedges in a required front yard or within 10 feet of the property line along the street side of a reversed corner lot shall not exceed a height of 36 inches. No more than four and one-half feet. Applies: Open work fences, at least 90% open, within 10 feet of the property line on the street side of a reversed corner lot. § 20.08.015 · code text 2. Open work fences (not less than 90% open) in a required front yard or within 10 feet of the property line along the street side of a reversed corner lot shall not exceed a height of four and one-half feet.

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Brea limits residential fences to 7 feet; in required front yards, solid ones to 36 inches, open ones to four and a half feet.

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